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源自希腊神话,名字由pan(所有)和dōron(礼物)组成,意为'被赐予一切礼物的女人'。
❶ 潘多拉,希腊神话中第一个被创造的女人,因好奇打开魔盒释放了世间所有灾祸,只留下希望。
“Pandora was given a box by the gods and told never to open it.”
(众神给了潘多拉一个盒子,并告诉她永远不要打开它。)
“The myth of Pandora explains the origin of human suffering.”
(潘多拉的神话解释了人类苦难的起源。)
❶ 指代引发一系列不可控负面事件的人或事物,源自潘多拉打开魔盒的典故。
“The new policy turned out to be a Pandora's box of problems.”
(这项新政策结果成了引发一系列问题的潘多拉魔盒。)
“Revealing that secret opened a Pandora's box of scandals.”
(揭露那个秘密打开了一连串丑闻的潘多拉魔盒。)
Pandora's box — 指看似无害但会带来灾难性后果的事物,源自希腊神话中潘多拉打开的魔盒。
“The leaked documents opened a Pandora's box of political scandals.”
(泄露的文件打开了政治丑闻的潘多拉魔盒。)